Michele Downey
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
California therapists accepting new clients
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About Michele
I am licensed in California with 35 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, coping with addictions, relationship issues, & depression. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.
What Michele helps with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
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- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
What clients say
- “Michele is knowledgeable about trauma difficulties and mediating issues in a manner that's not aggressive but clear. <br /> These past few years have been challenging with my marriage. I want to keep working on everything I can control and get the right relief without losing sight of my boundaries and values.”
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